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Latest Fact-Checks In Georgia

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Richard Woods
Richard Woods
stated on September 2, 2015 press release:
Georgia’s CRCT "set some of the lowest expectations for student proficiency in the nation."
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 15, 2015
Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson
stated on August 6, 2015 a report:
Georgia has the 9th highest rate of adults, ages 18 to 64, without a high school diploma or GED.
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 2, 2015
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 radio interview:
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
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By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
Chris Riley
Chris Riley
stated on July 17, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution blog post:
Since Volvo spurned Georgia for South Carolina in early May, some 3,455 jobs promising more than $800 million in investments have come to the Peach State.
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By April Hunt • July 31, 2015
Atlanta neighborhood association
Atlanta neighborhood association
stated on July 9, 2015 an online community forum:
The murder rate in Atlanta is on the rise this year.
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By April Hunt • July 22, 2015
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
stated on June 16, 2015 a press release:
Replacing 100,000 old toilets with water-efficient models has saved 2.4 million gallons of water every day.
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By April Hunt • July 7, 2015
Various media reports 2
Various media reports 2
stated on June 18, 2015 church shooting aftermath:
Only five states, including Georgia, do not have a hate crimes law.
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By Nancy Badertscher • July 1, 2015
Athens Banner-Herald
Athens Banner-Herald
stated on May 10, 2015 a news report:
Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.
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By April Hunt • June 24, 2015
Austin Scott
Austin Scott
stated on June 5, 2015 press conference:
Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
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By Nancy Badertscher • June 15, 2015
State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance
stated on June 5, 2015 televised story:
Georgia residents file the most insurance claims for lightning strikes in the country.
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By Nancy Badertscher • June 10, 2015
Lee May
Lee May
stated on June 2, 2015 a press release:
"Our reserves are now in much better shape than they were just a few years ago."
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By April Hunt • June 9, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on June 3, 2015 press conference:
"Since 2010, eight children in Georgia have died due to vehicular heatstroke."
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By Nancy Badertscher • June 5, 2015
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Institute for Women's Policy Research
stated on May 20, 2015 a new report:
Georgia ranks 49th for women serving in elected state and federal offices.
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By Nancy Badertscher • May 27, 2015
Russell McMurry
Russell McMurry
stated on May 11, 2015 news reports:
Georgia is on track for 1,200 traffic fatalities this year, a reversal of nine years of declines.
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By April Hunt • May 20, 2015
Senate Democrats
Senate Democrats
stated on March 31, 2015 interviews:
The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • May 13, 2015
Georgia Department of Transportation
Georgia Department of Transportation
stated on April 23, 2015 state DOT road signs:
Distracted driving such as texting behind the wheel is behind a rise in traffic deaths on Georgia roadways this year.
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By April Hunt • April 28, 2015
Mary Margaret Oliver
Mary Margaret Oliver
stated on March 31, 2015 a House floor debate:
Lawmakers were paid for their off-season efforts to, for the first time, take the lead in drawing borders for two would-be cities.
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By April Hunt • April 7, 2015
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on March 18, 2015 the 2016 Budget Resolution from House Budget Committee:
Under current conditions, by 2023, the interest payments on the national debt will be $722 billion, larger than the projected defense spending of $696 billion.
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By April Hunt • March 27, 2015
Rich Golick
Rich Golick
stated on March 3, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law. 
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By April Hunt • March 20, 2015
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
stated on February 10, 2015 news reports:
The proposed transportation tax plan revokes a tax-credit for consumers’ electric cars while the state retains similar credits for similar vehicles for businesses.
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By April Hunt • March 16, 2015
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